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ANNULAR-TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE [1 record]

Record 1 2024-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • The Sun (Astronomy)
  • The Moon (Astronomy)
  • The Earth (Astronomy)
CONT

Because Earth's surface is curved, sometimes an eclipse can shift between annular and total as the Moon's shadow moves across the globe. This is called a hybrid solar eclipse.

Key term(s)
  • annular/total solar eclipse
  • annular/total eclipse of the Sun
  • annular/total eclipse

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Soleil (Astronomie)
  • Lune (Astronomie)
  • Terre (Astronomie)
CONT

Il peut arriver que l'éclipse soit totale dans certaines régions et annulaire dans d'autres : on parle alors d'éclipse annulaire-totale, ou mixte.

Spanish

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